Description We are seeking a highly motivated Design Verification Engineer to join our silicon engineering team focused on the auxiliary features of a high-performance ARM-based CPU. These features ...
Description We are seeking a highly motivated Design Verification Engineer to join our silicon engineering team focused on the auxiliary features of a high-performance ARM-based CPU. These features ...
Description We are seeking a highly motivated Design Verification Engineer to join our silicon engineering team focused on the auxiliary features of a high-performance ARM-based CPU. These features ...
Description We are seeking a highly motivated Design Verification Engineer to join our silicon engineering team focused on the auxiliary features of a high-performance ARM-based CPU. These features ...
CPU Debug and Power Management Verification Engineer
Beaverton, OR · On-site
$141K/yr
We are seeking a highly motivated Design Verification Engineer to join our silicon engineering team focused on the auxiliary features of a high-performance ARM-based CPU. These features include Power ...
CPU Debug and Power Management Verification Engineer
Beaverton, OR · On-site
$141K/yr
We are seeking a highly motivated Design Verification Engineer to join our silicon engineering team focused on the auxiliary features of a high-performance ARM-based CPU. These features include Power ...
CPU Debug and Power Management Verification Engineer
Beaverton, OR · On-site
$141K/yr
We are seeking a highly motivated Design Verification Engineer to join our silicon engineering team focused on the auxiliary features of a high-performance ARM-based CPU. These features include Power ...
CPU Debug and Power Management Verification Engineer
Beaverton, OR · On-site
$141K/yr
We are seeking a highly motivated Design Verification Engineer to join our silicon engineering team focused on the auxiliary features of a high-performance ARM-based CPU. These features include Power ...
CPU Debug and Power Management Verification Engineer
Beaverton, OR · On-site
$141K/yr
We are seeking a highly motivated Design Verification Engineer to join our silicon engineering team focused on the auxiliary features of a high-performance ARM-based CPU. These features include Power ...
CPU Debug and Power Management Verification Engineer
Beaverton, OR · On-site
$141K/yr
We are seeking a highly motivated Design Verification Engineer to join our silicon engineering team focused on the auxiliary features of a high-performance ARM-based CPU. These features include Power ...
CPU Debug and Power Management Verification Engineer
Beaverton, OR · On-site
$141K/yr
We are seeking a highly motivated Design Verification Engineer to join our silicon engineering team focused on the auxiliary features of a high-performance ARM-based CPU. These features include Power ...
CPU Debug and Power Management Verification Engineer
Beaverton, OR · On-site
$141K/yr
We are seeking a highly motivated Design Verification Engineer to join our silicon engineering team focused on the auxiliary features of a high-performance ARM-based CPU. These features include Power ...
CPU Verification Engineer
Hillsboro, OR · On-site
$148K/yr
Who You Are Join Intel's Silicon Engineering Group as a CPU Design Verification Engineer, where you will play a pivotal role in shaping the next generation of high-performance, power-efficient ...
CPU Verification Engineer
Hillsboro, OR · On-site
$148K/yr
Who You Are Join Intel's Silicon Engineering Group as a CPU Design Verification Engineer, where you will play a pivotal role in shaping the next generation of high-performance, power-efficient ...
PE Verification Engineering
Hillsboro, OR · Hybrid
$127K - $236K/yr
Overview Rambus, a premier chip and silicon IP provider, is seeking to hire an exceptional Senior/Principal Design Verification Engineer to join our Memory Controller IP team in Hillsboro, Oregon.
PE Verification Engineering
Hillsboro, OR · Hybrid
$127K - $236K/yr
Overview Rambus, a premier chip and silicon IP provider, is seeking to hire an exceptional Senior/Principal Design Verification Engineer to join our Memory Controller IP team in Hillsboro, Oregon.
OR · Hybrid
The NVIDIA Clocks Team is looking for an excellent Senior ASIC Verification engineer with extensive ... The complexity of the clocks and resets design has increased many folds. This requires ...
MTS Verification Engineering
Hillsboro, OR · On-site
$87K - $162K/yr
Overview Rambus, a premier chip and silicon IP provider, is seeking to hire an exceptional junior / Recent College Graduate Design Verification Engineer to join our DRAM Controller IP team in ...
MTS Verification Engineering
Hillsboro, OR · On-site
$87K - $162K/yr
Overview Rambus, a premier chip and silicon IP provider, is seeking to hire an exceptional junior / Recent College Graduate Design Verification Engineer to join our DRAM Controller IP team in ...
MTS Verification Engineering
Hillsboro, OR · Hybrid
$87K - $162K/yr
Rambus, a premier chip and silicon IP provider, is seeking to hire an exceptional junior / Recent College Graduate Design Verification Engineer to join our DRAM Controller IP team in Hillsboro ...
MTS Verification Engineering
Hillsboro, OR · Hybrid
$87K - $162K/yr
Rambus, a premier chip and silicon IP provider, is seeking to hire an exceptional junior / Recent College Graduate Design Verification Engineer to join our DRAM Controller IP team in Hillsboro ...
MTS Verification Engineering
Hillsboro, OR · Hybrid
$87K - $162K/yr
Overview Rambus, a premier chip and silicon IP provider, is seeking to hire an exceptional junior / Recent College Graduate Design Verification Engineer to join our DRAM Controller IP team in ...
MTS Verification Engineering
Hillsboro, OR · Hybrid
$87K - $162K/yr
Overview Rambus, a premier chip and silicon IP provider, is seeking to hire an exceptional junior / Recent College Graduate Design Verification Engineer to join our DRAM Controller IP team in ...
Director, SoC Design Engineering
Hillsboro, OR · On-site
$148K - $180K/yr
The Role and Impact We are seeking a highly experienced a Director, SoC Design Engineering, to lead the functional verification efforts for cutting-edge system-on-chip (SoC) designs. In this ...
Director, SoC Design Engineering
Hillsboro, OR · On-site
$148K - $180K/yr
The Role and Impact We are seeking a highly experienced a Director, SoC Design Engineering, to lead the functional verification efforts for cutting-edge system-on-chip (SoC) designs. In this ...
Emulation Verification Engineer
$141K - $172K/yr
We are looking for you to join our design verification team focusing on the creation, deployment, and support of sophisticated emulation environments. In this highly transparent role, you will be at ...
Emulation Verification Engineer
$141K - $172K/yr
We are looking for you to join our design verification team focusing on the creation, deployment, and support of sophisticated emulation environments. In this highly transparent role, you will be at ...
Emulation Verification Engineer
$141K - $172K/yr
We are looking for you to join our design verification team focusing on the creation, deployment, and support of sophisticated emulation environments. In this highly transparent role, you will be at ...
Emulation Verification Engineer
$141K - $172K/yr
We are looking for you to join our design verification team focusing on the creation, deployment, and support of sophisticated emulation environments. In this highly transparent role, you will be at ...
Emulation Verification Engineer
Beaverton, OR · On-site
$141K - $172K/yr
We are looking for you to join our design verification team focusing on the creation, deployment, and support of sophisticated emulation environments. In this highly transparent role, you will be at ...
Emulation Verification Engineer
Beaverton, OR · On-site
$141K - $172K/yr
We are looking for you to join our design verification team focusing on the creation, deployment, and support of sophisticated emulation environments. In this highly transparent role, you will be at ...
Emulation Verification Engineer
Beaverton, OR · On-site
$141K - $172K/yr
We are looking for you to join our design verification team focusing on the creation, deployment, and support of sophisticated emulation environments. In this highly transparent role, you will be at ...
Emulation Verification Engineer
Beaverton, OR · On-site
$141K - $172K/yr
We are looking for you to join our design verification team focusing on the creation, deployment, and support of sophisticated emulation environments. In this highly transparent role, you will be at ...
Physical Verification Engineer
Hillsboro, OR · On-site
$148K/yr
... Verification Application Engineer provides specialized technical support to Intel Foundry Services ... Drive quality improvements in design kits and documentation to remove barriers to successful ...
Physical Verification Engineer
Hillsboro, OR · On-site
$148K/yr
... Verification Application Engineer provides specialized technical support to Intel Foundry Services ... Drive quality improvements in design kits and documentation to remove barriers to successful ...
CPU Verification Engineer
Hillsboro, OR · On-site
$105K - $200K/yr
Who You Are We are seeking a highly motivated CPU verification engineer to join our design team. In this role, you will be responsible for driving and executing the functional correctness of CPU ...
CPU Verification Engineer
Hillsboro, OR · On-site
$105K - $200K/yr
Who You Are We are seeking a highly motivated CPU verification engineer to join our design team. In this role, you will be responsible for driving and executing the functional correctness of CPU ...
SoC Design and Verification
Hillsboro, OR · On-site
$148K - $180K/yr
At least 7 years of experience in RTL Design verification of SoCs (VHDL, Verilog, System Verilog). * At least 2 years of experience in PCIe Logical Phy and PIPE interface pre-silicon verification.
SoC Design and Verification
Hillsboro, OR · On-site
$148K - $180K/yr
At least 7 years of experience in RTL Design verification of SoCs (VHDL, Verilog, System Verilog). * At least 2 years of experience in PCIe Logical Phy and PIPE interface pre-silicon verification.
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A Design Verification Engineer ensures that hardware designs function correctly by developing and executing test plans, writing verification code (often in SystemVerilog with UVM), and debugging design issues. They work closely with design and validation teams to confirm specifications are met before manufacturing. Their role is critical in preventing costly design flaws and ensuring high-quality semiconductor products.
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Design Verification Engineers often face the challenge of thoroughly validating complex digital designs within tight project deadlines. Debugging intricate issues, dealing with evolving specifications, and ensuring complete coverage during simulation can require a great deal of attention to detail and persistence. Collaboration with designers, validation teams, and often cross-functional groups is critical to resolving ambiguities and preventing errors from reaching production. Adapting to new verification methodologies or tools is also common as technologies and standards advance. These challenges offer valuable learning opportunities and play a crucial role in producing robust, high-quality hardware products.
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$141K/yr
Full-time
Posted 7 days ago
Apple rating
8.1
Based on 661 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz
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Job description
In this highly visible role, you will be at the center of a chip design effort collaborating with all disciplines, with a critical impact on getting functional products to millions of customers quickly.
Description
We are seeking a highly motivated Design Verification Engineer to join our silicon engineering team focused on the auxiliary features of a high-performance ARM-based CPU. These features include Power Management, Clock Control, Debug Infrastructure, Resets, and Special-Purpose Registers-spanning both ARM-standard capabilities and Apple-specific innovations.
• You will work across the entire product lifecycle, from pre-silicon test planning to supporting post-silicon bring-up and debug when needed. This role is highly cross-functional, bridging CPU and SoC teams, and is critical to delivering robust, low-power, high-performance CPU designs.
• Work closely with architecture and RTL designers on verifying the functionality correctness of CPU Power Management, clock control, and debug logic
• Develop and execute test plans and schedules
• Write and debug tests in Assembly, SystemVerilog, SVA, C++, and scripting languages to validate functionality in simulation, emulation, and FPGA environments
• Build and maintain verification infrastructure, including checkers, transactors, and coverage monitors.
• Analyze functional coverage to ensure test plan completeness
• Identify, root-cause, and document design issues and collaborate with RTL teams to drive fixes
• Support SoC-level debug for clock and power integration issues
• Work with silicon bring-up teams to develop tests and debug issues across emulation, FPGA, and silicon. Contribute to post-silicon debug, using waveform and trace tools to diagnose complex system issues.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in processor or power management architecture and verification
Experience with system fabric protocols such as AXI
In-depth knowledge in design verification environments like random constraint verification and/or UVM base testbenches
Experience in system Verilog assertions or silicon bringup or UPF and low power simulation
Experience in processor debug features including hardware trace is a plus
Experience with advanced verification techniques such as formal verification is a plus
Advanced programming skills such as object orientated programming or CPU assembly language is a plus
Should be an extraordinary teammate with excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate complex design issues during verification effort
Be able to create and follow detailed work schedules and work independently on the verification efforts for a block/area of the design
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum BS and 3+ years of relevant industry experience
Programming skills in Perl/Python or SystemVerilog
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Imagine what you could do here! At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Dynamic, intelligent people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products. The same real passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our dedication to leave the world better than we found it.
Industry
Computer and electronic product manufacturing
Company size
10,000+ Employees
Headquarters location
Cupertino, CA, US
Year founded
1976